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Federal Register Proposed Rule: Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals (IPPS) and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System and Policy Changes and Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Rates; Requirements for Quality Programs; and Other Policy Changes

Policy ID: FR-2026-07203Specialty: Inpatient (IPPS)Added: 6/5/2026proposed rule

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What changed

Proposed updates to Medicare payment systems for hospitals.

Who’s affected: Inpatient (IPPS) billing teams

Primary source: View the official CMS/MAC document ↗

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